Alexander Hannenberg, MD, was installed as president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists during the organization's Annual Meeting in New Orleans in October, according to an ASA news release.
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1. There are approximately 25,500 orthopedic surgeons practicing in the United States, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2. Adult knee surgery is the most popular subspecialty within orthopedics, with more than 34 percent of all orthopedic surgeons…
Almost 44 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records in 2009, up from 41.5 percent in 2008 and 35 percent in 2007, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1. Medicare reimbursement. During 2009, the ASC Association and ASC industry advocates lobbied for Medicare payment rates that would protect the financial viability of ASCs that care for Medicare beneficiaries. While these efforts have achieved some success, Medicare payment rates…
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A bill currently up for a final vote in the New Jersey Senate would require ambulatory surgery centers to provide information on infection rates and cost, similar to what is currently required of hospitals, according to a report in The…
While employment among all healthcare sectors continued to grow from November to December, employment in physicians' offices and outpatient care centers, including ASCs, grew faster than in hospitals, according a release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A judge for the U.S. District Court for Western Tennessee has rejected class action certification for plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleges a conspiracy to depress nurses' wages by Memphis-area hospitals, according to a report in AHA News Now.
Plainsboro, N.J.-based Integra LifeSciences, a leader in regenerative medicine, has announced that the first surgery using Integra Spine's Paramount Pedicle Screw System for minimally invasive spine surgery was performed by Andrew Parkinson, MD, of Orthopedic Associates of Oklahoma City (Okla.),…
Geffrey Alan Yielding of Jacksonville, Ark., was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme, which in he was convicted of violating the healthcare anti-kickback statute and for falsifying document to conceal the fraud, according…